URMC Toxicology

Congratulations to the new Dr. Thomas Lamb for successfully defending his thesis on Tuesday under the direction of Dr. Irfan Rahman. His work focused on studying the chemical characterization of flavoring chemicals in electronic ci******es.

Congratulations to our third years Ryan and Nashae who recently passed their qualifying exams and are officially PhD candidates! 🎉 we are so proud of you

We are happy to announce that Elizabeth, a 4th year toxicology graduate student, received a Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31) from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)! Her project will study the effects of gestational and lactational exposure to perflurohexanoic acid on cerebellum development. Congratulations Elizabeth! 🎉

📸 Pictured below is an excited Elizabeth showing off a histology section of a brain!

Happy first day of classes to our newest cohort of Toxicology PhD students! We are very excited to be a part of your educational journey and see what you all accomplish over the next few years!

We are delighted to share that our National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) training grant (T32) has been selected for funding and will support our program for the next 5 years. This newest round of funding will take the URMC Toxicology program to Year 50 of support for our trainees!

Much has happened over the past month! First we want to highlight the annual Toxicology Retreat that occurred on May 25. Many thanks and congratulations to the speakers and award winners this year! We were fortunate to host Dr. Suzanne Fitzpatrick to talk about the regulatory science occurring at the FDA.

Recently one of our Toxicology Trainees, Adelaide, went to the Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals: Hazards and Opportunities Workshop which was held through UChicago's Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. The ultimate goal of the course is to bring together individuals across the entire field to broaden their understanding and forge cross-disciplinary collaborations with the goal of advancing the field and training future leaders. Take a look at some of the images captured by Addie from her time at the ECHO workshop!

Congratulations to the new Dr. Alyssa Merrill for successfully defending her thesis last week under the direction of Dr. Marissa Sobolewski and Dr. Deborah Cory-Sletcha. Her work focused on studying endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on maternal health during pregnancy. She found that there is a unique cardiometabolic effect on pregnant mice which highlights the need to consider pregnancy as a critical window for EDC exposures to ensure safe levels of EDCs are not overestimated, failing to protect public health.

Are you interested in learning more or sharing your research about Human Health and the Environment?

Sign up for the FREE symposium hosted by Institute for Human Health and the Environment on Thursday, June 29, 2023 using the link below: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/institute-for-human-health-and-the-environment.aspx

Congratulations to our first year students who completed their first research seminar of graduate school! Each presented on one of their rotation projects. We are so excited to see which lab you pick in the next few weeks! 🎉

Our second year students recently wrapped up presenting their research in their selected labs! We are so excited to see how these projects progress over the next few years 🎉

We had a blast at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) last week in Nashville! It was great to catch up with our wonderful alum at the Rochester reception. Can’t wait until next SOT in Salt Lake City! Check out some of our students who presented posters this year!